Fence-post



(ModeL) M. & S. E. FOREMAN.

FENCE POST.

No. 317,757. Patented MaylZ, 1885..

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ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON FOREMAN AND SAMUEL E. FOREMAN, OF RANDOLPH, KANSAS.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,757, dated May 12, 1885.

Application filed August 20, 1884. (Model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, MILTON FOREMAN and SAMUEL E. FOREMAN, of Randolph, in the county of Riley and State 'of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Wire-Fence, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of our invention is to provide a new and improved wire fence, which is simple in construction, strong and durable, and can be erected easily and rapidly.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of our improved fence. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view of the same through one of the posts. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same.

The posts are formed of pieces A of gaspipe, which have their lower ends inserted in the tops of wooden or stone blocks 13, the lower ends of the said blocks being pointed or tapered. The blocks are driven into the ground until their tops are flush with the surface. Rings or collars G are slipped on the posts, which rings each have a hook-lug, D, projecting toward the post on the upper surface, the rings being so adjusted that the hook lugs D are all on the same side of the fence. The upper inner edges of the hook-lugs are shaped to fit against the posts. The wires E are passed under the hook-lugs, and are then drawn taut. Then the rings 0 are locked in place on the post by means of keys F or other suitable devices. The upper rings 0 are each provided with a lug, G, on the upper surface about a quarter-circle from the lug I). Abracewire, H, is passed over each upper ring 0, between the post and the lug G, and the ends of the brace-wires are secured to stakes driven in the ground about twenty inches from the baseblock. The top wire, E, is placed on the tops of the posts A, and held in place by forked buttons or knobs K inserted in the tops of the posts, the wire being between the prongs of the forks and the buttons or heads, giving a finish to the posts.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination, with a fence-post, of rings on the same, each of the said rings being provided with two lugs at right angles to each other for holding the fence and brace-wires, respectively, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a fencepost, of the ring 0 on the same, provided with the lugs D G, at right angles to each other, and a bracewire, H, passed over the ring between the lug G and the post, and having its ends secured to stakes, substantially as herein shown and described.

MILTON FOREMAN. SAMUEL E. FOREMAN.

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